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Posted April 29, 2014 06:17 pm - Updated April 30, 2014 10:52 am

Electronics stolen from Athens homes

• A home at University Oaks apartments on West Broad Street was burglarized between 5 a.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Monday. A TV, combination DVD player-videocassette recorder and DVDs were stolen, Athens-Clarke County police said.

Entry was gained by smashing the window pane of a door, police said.

A value for the stolen items were not given by the victim, according to police.

• A Mellwood Drive resident interrupted a burglary Monday when he returned home at about 7:55 p.m., said police.

He saw a young male running from the back of the residence, but was unable to provide a description, police said.

Several items inside the home were moved, police said. A Wii and a DVD player, altogether valued at $150, were stolen.

• A woman reported on Monday that after she left the windows of her home open in order to air it out someone entered and stole a cellphone and a laptop computer, altogether valued at $750, police said.